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Ontimitta — village — View of the Kodandarama Swamy Temple in Vontimitta
Coordinates 14°23′00″N 79°02′00″E / 14.3833°N 79.0333°ECoordinates: 14°23′00″N 79°02′00″E / 14.3833°N 79.0333°E Country India State Andhra Pradesh District(s) Kadapa Subdistrict(s) Ontimitta Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area
• 151 metres (495 ft)
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• From Kadapa • 25 kilometres (16 mi)
Vontimitta or Ontimitta is a mandal head quarters in Cuddapah district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] It is a historical place and has a 450 year old temple of Bhagawan Sree Rama.
The great Sri Rama devotee and composer Tallapaka Annamacharyulu is associated with this legendary temple. His native place is near this pilgrimage spot. The temple is also associated with the Ramayana-fame Jambuvanta. This temple was located near to the rajampet also. And the temple was a great sculptures with great divine atmospheres . And lord rama, lakshmnan and Sitamma are really great in that temple. And shri anjaneyulu temple also located near to the vontimitta.
Kishkindakanda, one of the 7 kandas of the Ramayanam, is believed to have happened in Vontimitta, Kadapa. Vontimitta is 20 kilometers from the city. The Anjaneya Swamy Gandi may also be part of the Ramayanam; it is believed that the Anjaneya Swamy Vigraham in Gandi is made by Sri Rama on a hill stone with his arrow's point to acknowledge Anjaneya's help him in finding Sri Sita Devi.
The main mandapam, built by the Vijayanagar kings, has a dancing Vigneswara. Saint-poet Tallapaka Annamacharya is said to have visited the place and sung in praise of the deity in his keerthanas. All the Sankaracharyas of the Advaita Mutts, heads of Ahobila Mutts and Mahakavi Kshetrayya have visited the temple, which was recently taken over by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The Sri Kodandarama temple at Vontimitta, 28 km from Kadapa en route to Chennai, is said to be the only Rama temple in the country without Anjaneya beside the main deity.
It has idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana carved on a single rock. The idol is said to have been installed by Jambavantha. The walls and pillars of the temple are embellished with intricate carvings. Near the temple is a Rama theertham, a Lakshmana theertham and a meditation hall. It is said that Rama and Lakshmana struck the earth with arrows to bring out the Pathalaganga to quench the thirst of living creatures.
Mahakavi Bammera Pothana spent his life at Vontimitta and dedicated his Mahabhagavatham to the deity. Vavilakolanu Subba Rao, known as Andhra Valmiki for translating Valmiki’s Ramayana into Telugu, is immortalised in the annals of Andhra Pradesh. He has dedicated his work to the deity in Vontimitta.
Tallapaka, six kilometres from Rajampet town, is the birthplace of Annamacharya who wrote 32,000 keerthanas in praise of Venkateswara. The place has Chennakesava and Siddheswara temples, a Srichakra, an idol of Eka Tatayya, an ardent disciple of Parasurama, and the Annamayya Dhyana Mandiram.
The TTD has adopted Tallapaka for development on the lines of Tiruvayaru. It holds the Annamacharya jayanthi celebrations and has proposed the setting up of a 100 feet Annamacharya statue at Tallapaka. Sri Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy’s samadhi at Brahmamgari Matham is 70 km from Kadapa. He is the author of Kalagnanam. The place, where the Brahmamsagar reservoir under the Telugu Ganga Project is situated, also has the mutts of Easwari Devi and his ardent disciple Siddhaiah.
Pushpagiri on the banks of the Pennar in Vallur mandal, 16 km from Kadapa, has 16 temples with exquisite sculptural beauty. Pushpagiri boasts of the only Advaita mutt established in what is now Andhra Pradesh by Adi Sankara. The mutt is called the Pushpagiri Peetham.
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Southern Gopura of the Vontimitta Kodandarama Swamy Temple
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Eastern Gopura of the Vontimitta Kodandarama Swamy Temple
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Intricate carvings on one of the stone pillars of the Vontimitta temple
Geography
Ontimitta is located at 14°23′00″N 79°02′00″E / 14.3833°N 79.0333°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 151 meters (498 feet).
References
- ^ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Ontimitta
External links
Categories:- Mandals in Kadapa district
- Cities and towns in Kadapa district
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